For-profit BSN degree to MSN/FNP?

[cali-global-health]

Hi everyone,

Has anyone been accepted to a MSN/FNP program from a non-profit college (UCSF, CSU Fresno, UC Davis, etc.) after receiving their BSN from a for-profit school such as University of Phoenix and Chamberlain?

I'm afraid UCSF/Davis/Fresno State are going to deny admission because the degree was from a for-profit school.

*BTW, I'm still applying to many nursing programs. I want to become a FNP in the future that is why I'm asking this question. I recently finished my BA/BS degree from another field and now looking into all kinds of BSN/ABSN programs.*

[Roasted.Peanuts]

Hi, I am in the same boat as you and applying to ABSN or MEPN programs. Since you want to be an FNP, have you checked out the programs where they guarantee a spot in their FNP program after ABSN? Since you mentioned California universities, Azusa Pacific and CSULA are examples of schools that do this. I believe Samuel Merritt has it too. I personally want to go into CRNA so I'm just applying to ABSN programs without the FNP option.

Personally, I would try to avoid for-profit schools because it would be more difficult to transfer your credits from them for whatever reason. I would also check their NCLEX passing rates to see if it's high, which indicates a good school. Good luck to you!

[elkpark]

I would also check their NCLEX passing rates to see if it's high, which indicates a good school. Good luck to you!

While I generally agree with your post, about avoiding for-profit schools, I just want to add that NCLEX pass rates, by themselves, don't really tell you much. There are sneaky ways that schools can manipulate their NCLEX pass rates (most of which involve screwing over students) if they choose to, and that single metric doesn't really tell you much about the quality of a program.

[Meeshie]

I've known lots of Chamberlain students that got into Universities for Masters.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Moved to the Student NP forum: https://allnurses.com/student-nurse-practitioner/